1982 UK Championship

1982 Coral UK Championship 1982 11 20 1982 12 4 y Preston Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Non-ranking event £47,000 £11,000 NIR Alex Higgins (137) WAL Terry Griffiths NIR Alex Higgins 16–15 1981 1983 The 1982 UK Championship (officially the 1982 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 20 November and 4 December 1982. This was the sixth edition of the UK Championship and the fifth staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the fifth year in a row. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 27 November from the quarter-finals through to the end of the championship. Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK title by winning the last three frames of the final to defeat Alex Higgins 16–15. On his way to victory, Griffiths also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had defeated him in the previous year's final. The highest break of the tournament was a 137 made by Higgins. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £11,000 Runner-up: £6,000 Highest break: £1,000 Main draw 1982 UK Championship Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=123 Snooker Database 13 October 2010 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102159/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=123 deadUK Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 3 November 2011 yes no Round of 32Best of 17 frames Round of 16Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 31 frames ENG Steve Davis 9 England Rex Williams 6 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 9 ENG Bob Harris 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Joe Johnson 1 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 ENG Jim Meadowcroft 7 ENG David Taylor 9 England Les Dodd 7 ENG Graham Miles 4 ENG Tony Meo 9 ENG John Virgo 9 IRL Billy Kelly 2 WAL Doug Mountjoy 9 ENG Pat Houlihan 3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 England Dave Martin 7 ENG Dean Reynolds 9 England Mick Fisher 6 ENG Tony Knowles 9 SCO Jim Donnelly 6 ENG John Spencer 9 SCO Eddie Sinclair 8 ENG Jimmy White 9 England Paul Medati 7 ENG Willie Thorne 7 WAL Cliff Wilson 9 ENG Fred Davis 7 England Mike Hallett 9 WAL Ray Reardon 9 England Mark Wildman 5 England Steve Davis 9 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 3 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 7 England David Taylor 6 ENG Tony Meo 9 England John Virgo 9 WAL Doug Mountjoy 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 ENG Dean Reynolds 8 ENG Tony Knowles 6 England John Spencer 9 ENG Jimmy White 9 WAL Cliff Wilson 5 England Mike Hallett 8 WAL Ray Reardon 9 ENG Steve Davis 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Tony Meo 9 ENG John Virgo 6 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 ENG John Spencer 5 ENG Jimmy White 8 WAL Ray Reardon 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Tony Meo 7 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 WAL Ray Reardon 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 16 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 15 Final Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John WilliamsThe Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 and 4 December 1982. Terry Griffiths 16–15 Alex Higgins First session: 20–58, 31–90, 56–52, 26–87 (67), 0–114 (67), 73–65 (73), 105–25 (64) Second session: 86–10 (60), 84–50 (56), 25–101 (65), 75–33, 14–92 (84), 61–70 (61), 31–88 (64), 90–23, Third session: 119–8 (52), 112–13 (55, 57), 1–100 (70), 16–115 (76), 63–40, 89–4 (52), 80–20, Fourth session: 4–109 (101), 21–91 (62), 90–34 (77), 31–78 (58), 11–100 (68), 42–68, 86–22, 87–47, 74–2277 Highest break 101 0 Century breaks 1 10 50+ breaks 11 Qualifying Round 1 Best of 17 frames ENG Geoff Foulds 9–2 Matt Gibson Scotland ENG Graham Cripsey 6–9 Bob Harris England ENG Vic Harris 9–6 Marcus Owen WAL ENG Les Dodd 9–1 Ian Williamson ENG SCO Ian Black 3–9 Mick Fisher ENG WAL Clive Everton 4–9 Tommy Murphy Northern Ireland ENG Bernard Bennett w/o–w/d John Phillps ENG WAL Colin Roscoe 9–6 Jackie Rea Northern Ireland Round 2 Best of 17 frames ENG Rex Williams 9–7 Geoff Foulds England ENG Mike Watterson 3–9 Bob Harris England ENG Joe Johnson 9–8 Vic Harris ENG ENG Jim Meadowcroft 9–8 Dennis Hughes ENG ENG Doug French 7–9 Les Dodd ENG ENG Tony Meo 9–5 George Scott ENG ENG Jack Fitzmaurice 0–9 Billy Kelly IRL ENG Pat Houlihan w/o–w/d John Dunning ENG ENG Dave Martin 9–6 Murdo MacLeod SCO ENG Ray Edmonds 8–9 Mick Fisher England SCO Jim Donnelly 9–6 Chris Ross SCO SCO Eddie Sinclair 9–5 Tommy Murphy Northern Ireland ENG Paul Medati 9–1 Bernard Bennett ENG WAL Cliff Wilson 9–6 Eddie McLaughlin SCO ENG Mike Hallett 9–1 Bert Demarco SCO ENG Mark Wildman 9–4 Colin Roscoe WAL Century breaks 137, 112, 101 Alex Higgins 135 Dennis Taylor 132, 118 Steve Davis 127 John Virgo 119, 110 Ray Reardon 115 Mark Wildman 107 Graham Cripsey 102, 101 Rex Williams References 1982 UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship